The Backstory: A media freedom podcast from WAN-IFRA

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Welcome to The Backstory, a new podcast series from WAN-IFRA exploring media freedom issues from across the globe.

Each month we will be taking a look at a challenging issue that journalists and media organisations are faced with, exploring how they tackle - and surmount - the obstacles to continue reporting the news.

You can listen to each episode direct from our website, but we do encourage you to subscribe to ensure you don't miss our monthly show. The following links will take you directly to iTunes or Stitcher.

S1E1: Dying to be a journalist

In the first episode of The Backstory, we start with the basics: the threats facing journalists worldwide. Too often, journalists put safety aside to “get” the story; editors don't anticipate the problems that their reporters or their newsrooms can face. How can journalists be prepared? What should editors think about?

S1E2: Show me the money: Censorship + financial independence

How do you run an independent media organisation in a country where the government imposes censorship rules? How do you support a successful media company without folding to pressure from your funders or your sponsors? The internet has exploded traditional media funding models. And yet, in some parts of the world, legacy media - even print! - remain a strong source of independent information. How are these companies surviving?

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